Five Hundred and Fourteen - the Second Statuette

Yes, the overall atmosphere in Hollywood is nostalgia. After the first eye-catching award was awarded, two nostalgic short films were played in succession, followed by Celine Dion's second performance, singing the movie "Two-Way Mirror" The episode of I Finally Found Someone.

While the show was being performed on the stage, Wayne also began to calm down. He had already thought very clearly that this year's "The Departed" would never return empty-handed from the heavyweight award, otherwise he would be sorry for the arrangements of the organizing committee. Opening.

No matter what, the academy couldn't let him go away empty-handed, otherwise the controversy would be too great. In any case, he himself was very confident and would never be affected by the gloating glances around him.

"The Departed" is definitely the protagonist tonight, and there is no surprise about this, at least it is one of the protagonists. After all, he knows better than anyone how much work his public relations team has done.

Obviously, some people don't think like him. Not far from the crew of "The Departed", the atmosphere among the crew of "Fargo" is much better than at the beginning. Everyone thought that there might be some on their side. Chance.

The same is true for the crew of "The English Patient". Anthony Minghella has even thought about it. If he can win the best director award, he will definitely thank Wayne on stage for his contribution to him. For everything, thank him with a victor's attitude!

However, unexpected things were still happening. Juliette Binoche opened the envelope with a smile on the stage. In a deliberately showy part, she was obviously stunned when she saw the answer in the envelope. She randomly adjusted her state and again He said into the microphone:

"The winner of Best Costume Design is: Mia Craig for "The Departed"! Congratulations to her!"

The background music representing victory sounded again, and this time Wayne did not hesitate. He stood up first and excitedly waved his fist twice in front of the camera. At the same time, the crew of "The Departed" cheered again. Mia, the excited costume and set designer, began to hug every crew member excitedly.

"Thank you, Wayne, my God!" When hugging Wayne, Mia still looked in disbelief. This girl who drinks so much that she blows the bottle is about to receive the highest recognition in the industry.

"That's what you earned through hard work, Mia." Patting her back gently, Wayne whispered in her ear: "You deserve this statuette, go ahead."

This is a member of the core team behind the scenes who has been with her since 1991. Although her job is not as conspicuous as that of the camera crew, she is still an indispensable part of the entire team.

After walking on the stage, Mia accepted the statuette for best costume design, stood in front of the microphone to calm down her emotions, and opened a pre-prepared acceptance speech. Amid the kind laughter at the scene, she began to read: " First of all, I would like to thank the Academy for awarding this award to me. This is the best recognition I have received in all my years of work.

I remember a few years ago, from the day I joined Wayne's team until now, I never thought I would get it. It's so dreamy. Thank you, Wayne. Here, I would also like to thank my parents for your understanding of my busy work, as well as my husband and two daughters, for your support of my choice..."

"This is the second one! Damn old men, what on earth do you want to do!"

Although he was staring at the acceptance speech on the stage with a smile on his face, Wayne kept muttering in his heart. First, it was a non-trivial performance award, and then it was a dispensable costume design award. Now even He began to feel confused in his heart.

Perhaps the best costume design doesn't mean much. The more Oscars "The Departed" gets, the happier other competitors will be. Harvey Weinstein looked in the direction of Wein from a distance and saw a big picture. There was an unabashed smile on the fat face.

"Second consolation prize!"

Anthony Minghella, who was on the sidelines, was not at all sad that "The English Patient" lost the statuette. Instead, he was equally happy that he couldn't hide his face. "Harvey, if the Academy gives all the consolation prizes to "The Departed", then when it comes to the final heavyweight award...hahaha"

"Don't be too happy too soon." Harvey Weinstein glared at the somewhat complacent British man, turned around and looked around at all the crew sitting near the stage, and whispered: "We have only one goal, and that is Win Best Director or Best Picture! Leave the rest to them."

Although this big fat man has been running around putting out fires throughout the awards season, he has not left behind the work he should do. The public relations team led by his brother Bob Weinstein also received the guarantee of many academy members.

The awards on the stage continue to be interspersed with performances and awards. This process lasts for several hours. The men present are okay, but this process is definitely not a big deal for the female stars wearing custom-made evening dresses. A small test.

Just because of this beautiful evening dress, 90% of female celebrities cannot move freely, let alone go to the bathroom in the middle. At least in Wayne's view, this dress is like a nightmare.

Take Naomi Watts' tight-fitting dress, for example. It was designed by the designer in one piece. Basically, taking it off means you can never put it back on. It is equivalent to an expensive disposable toy. While it accentuates the beautiful figures of the actresses, it also tightly restrains them inside.

"..."The Departed", "Independence Day", "The Island", "Twister", "The English Patient"." The arrangement of the presenters for the Best Sound Award was praised by the Oscar Organizing Committee Ingenious, Big-headed and Big-headed, this is a cartoon character broadcast on the North American cable television network.

This award does not seem important, but it attracted the attention of most people present. "The Departed" has won two statuettes in a row. Everyone wants to know whether this will become the third consolation award.

"Congratulations, the winner is Independence Day, distributed by 20th Century Fox!"

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Wayne took a long and deep breath, as if the entire crew of "The Departed" also took a breath. Finally, this dispensable consolation prize was not given to him again. The ominous feeling just now The psychological implications did not deepen again.

It was like a psychological game. The Oscars handed out various awards in a leisurely manner, and the host continued to introduce the performers. Halfway through the entire party, most people at the scene actually had a lot of thoughts. The emotion of patience.